Xamaka A. LaTham-Salaberrios

Writing
Poems and essays

Even the most complex are simple by scale.

Ask.

Because even the most simple are complex by scale.

From Paintings of the Foreground, Vol. I

01 · Poem

Dark woven texture with a diagonal fold

Blank Landscape

who am i? i don't know who i am yet. Right now all i know is i am all in my head... But it goes deeper than that: So, Who am i?!

I Dig Deep. I dig deep to confront my fears. Yes. I Dig Deep.

I dig to have my true voice echo into consciousness. I ask questions for understandings and never lose touch with the beauty of being able to say, "I don't know."

Where there is certainty, by definition that means there must also be uncertainty. When there is an action taking place, then by definition there is a reaction both equal and opposite. It is only Natural.

In this moment of Ebonic Funk I am a being who builds paths.

I am D E F I A N C E of the unawakened minds, rebelling for creativity, intelligence and love totally. I am a person who thinks for himself, therefore I build. I am a person who acts. Shit... I am A Person, (and if that is true), I have A Voice. With this voice I am the responder. With this mind I and the receiver. With this brain I decide. With this mouth I teach. So, together let us Enter The Void that is me; That is you, and build creatively; Build intelligently; Build out of Love. But most importantly let us never stop...

XALS7VX . •.∞.• .

02 · Essay, Vol. I

Red-orange textured surface

Paintings of the Foreground, Lost in the Background

…to start us off in the realm of understanding would be banal and misleading. Instead, let us peer into the realm of the ambiguous. Here, we do what we know best- and think. We heal our wounds with questions; Questioning every idea, our internal self, our external actions, the world, our memories, the law and religion. We as people think of all Outcomes and Beginnings to gain Understandings of our own lives; and gain Perspective of others.

Daily Life goes by without consideration for Life itself in its truest form. We, as People, need to find the true meanings of an idea or action to attain a balanced understanding. Yet, only a few Understand that; and many Choose to ignore. The more you look the more you find. All drawing to the same understanding, from a different angle or reason. All you need to do is know when to Accept; and Let Go. If you still have questions, go back for Further understanding...

Even the most complex are simple by scale.

Ask.

Because even the most simple are complex by scale.

XALS .•.˙.•.

03 · Essay, Vol. II

Gold fabric folded over blue sheets

Paintings of the Foreground, Lost in the Background

Travel with me down a corridor of cells and through a space of no end. Unlike Robert Frost, when two roads diverge in a yellow wood, we will build a new. •º.•º.•º. I architect this for you...To listen. Let us dance together and move along one another. When it gets cold our hearts will never freeze, we will keep each other warm and support each other. I hope as you read this we travel together and continue to find ourselves along the way.

As we love , As we hate , As we cry , As we understand, we will move with the current and grow together. We cannot understand unless we have loved, and come to hate it when we cry; and cry when we hate to love, unless we understand. Did you get that? The past helps us find the unrecognized truths that have been dormant; the truths that we confide in and hold so dearly. These truths allow for a rekindling of trust- even hatred ; otherwise lost. When you can trust, that is when you are most blissful. When you Feel hatred, that is then you are most determined.

.•.˙.•. S7VX

04 · Poem

High-contrast profile of a figure, arms crossed, on black

Frequency

so Age? y must it determine your intellectual worth your return to society who you can love how you can work what you can say when you can move forward where your allowed to go if you dig deep your ahead i dig deep if you dig deep you think i dig deep if you dig deep you mature i dig deep if you dig deep you are you own guide your own father i dig deep i am my own father i dig deep i dig, i dig so deep i wish i didn't i dig deep i dig to be aware of others i dig deep i dig to appease the masses i dig deep i grew up in a family of all women i learned to dig to know what’s wrong i dig deep i was supposed to know what was wrong, i was fucking taught to care, to share, to repress to put the other forth before me i dig deep i am conscious of all emotions, most not mine i dig deep fuck i dig to deep i care to much i thought it was a good thing digging deep God Damn I dig Deep i do it for you who are you, u might ask i don’t think that’s really important because you could be anyone but I will still dig deep. i am kind- i dig deep. I am kind because i know how to be a pessimist, a racist, a fighter alone, I'm kind because iv been unkind. i dig deep i choose to be kind, i choose i dig deep damn it y do i choose i choose because I’ve gotten further I've evolved progressed and Adulted y you might ask?! y because with kindness comes more pain then comfort! y because i dig deep y because no one else will! y because the deeper you dig the further away you are from getting what you want! y because i dig deep Why do i still dig deep then i don’t want to be cynical i try; i try because i care and i do for you i was raised to care i was raised by a pack of wolves i was raised by a heard of gazelles i was raised by lions i was raised by elephants i was raised by women QUEENS i was shown all sides and i choose to travel i travel to choose i travel to care i travel to do and to help you my alone time my diet my music my art my passions this is me, these are for me the rest is for you i do for you but don't take it for granted. remember i know how to hate, i know how to move on, i know how to THINK i can forgive i can forget i am 60 i am 50 i am 32 i am 24 i am 17 and i am a newborn i decide my age by my actions i define my age by my intellect we speak the same we share the same we think the same our age is the same at-least to me it is if you can handle yourself, your “age” can break barriers- you can break barriers adults, adults everywhere raising children and acting like children they are truly the same age. they have not grown yet yet they are seen as 40 60 30 y y let immaturity have the entitlement of old age sure your skin aged but you care only about the surface. Who are you internally, what do you bring to the table talk to me when you have hunted talk to me when you have lived talk to me when you have died talk to me when you cried on the inside when you fought on the inside when you loved yourself inside and out TALK TIMELY TO ME do you know who you are i finally know who i am and i am 5000 years’ old I've seen Rome buildup and fall to the ground I've seen Egypt, Kemet, rise and loose everything- Everything I've seen your beginnings and your ends i am old you are bold let’s move together let’s blend, because our age is timeless and they are trapped in time the true aspect of being trapped in time not moving on not evolving so hurry before i evolve again and I'm to old for you let’s age together

05 · Poem

Lavender

All through life I admire her Show me how to Live through Love & Mer Unconditional Love Start the journey, so I walk Tell a story, so we talk Untraditional Dove Play the keys and I listen Sit by the ocean and we glisten Your medicinal Love